Richard Tyler International, Inc.® participates in the Council of Better Business Bureaus’ BBBOnLine Privacy Program, and complies with all BBBOnLine Privacy standards.
This policy discloses the privacy practices for Richard Tyler International, Inc.® on the Web.

BBBOnLine Privacy Seal A wholly owned subsidiary of the Council of Better Business Bureaus, BBBOnLine’s mission is to promote trust and confidence on the Internet through the BBBOnLine Reliability and the BBBOnLine Privacy programs. Launched in March 1999, BBBOnLine Privacy awards seals to online businesses that have been verified to be following good information practices. Further information about this program is available at www.bbbonline.org – Click here to verify our status with BBBOnline

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Richard Tyler International, Inc.® participates in the Starfield Technologies Secure Site Program which verifies businesses to promote trust and confidence on the Internet. Certification Criteria for Secure Site include Proof of Business Account, customer references, real-time credit card processing, secure online order form, valid TAX-ID and vendor and suppliers references to verify company as a legitimate business.Click here to verify our status with Secure Site or click on the ‘Verified & Secured’ seal in the footer area of our corporate homepage.

Richard Tyler International, Inc.® on the Web has adopted a set of information management guidelines which serve as the basis for our customer and advertiser relationships. These guidelines have been developed with the recognition that Internet technologies are rapidly evolving, and that underlying business models are still not established. Accordingly, guidelines are subject to change. Any such changes will be posted on this page. If the changes represent a material departure from our current practices with respect to the use of personal information, the changes will be posted on this page thirty days prior to taking effect and registered users will be notified via email. Richard Tyler International, Inc.® on the Web is not responsible for the content or the privacy policies of Web sites to which it may link.

What information does Richard Tyler International, Inc.® on the Web gather/track about you?

Registration: During a free registration process prior to using the site, Richard Tyler International, Inc.® on the Web requires that you supply a unique member ID, e-mail address, and demographic information (country, zip code, age, sex; household income, industry, job title, job function, and subscription status to Richard Tyler International, Inc.® newspaper). You must agree to the terms of our Subscriber Agreement.

Premium Products and Services from RichardTyler.com: While the majority of Richard Tyler International, Inc.® on the Web is offered FREE of charge, we do charge fees for select Premium Products and services. These products include our Premium Products i.e. our Professional Merchandise. To enable the purchase of these products, Richard Tyler International, Inc.® on the Web (and/or any of our affiliate companies. (Excellence Edge Ltd.™, etc…) collects and stores billing and credit card information. This information will only be shared with third parties who perform tasks required to complete the purchase transaction. Examples of this include fulfilling orders and processing credit card payments. You may review and update your Premium Account information, view your most recently purchased products and transaction history in the secured Premium Account area of the Member Center.

Premium Products and Services from Third Parties or Partners: From time to time, RichardTyler.com may offer products or services from our partners or third parties. Where you are so notified during the purchase process, the information you provided at registration may be shared with the provider of the product or service. However, we will never share your billing and credit card information, which RichardTyler.com collects and stores to enable the purchase of these products. This information will only be shared with third parties who perform tasks required to complete the purchase transaction. Examples of this include fulfilling orders and processing credit card payments.

Contests, Surveys, Special Offers: On occasion, Richard Tyler International, Inc.® on the Web also collects additional personal information from subscribers in connection with optional contests, surveys, or special offers. Typically, this information is only shared in aggregate unless we have given you choice.

Cookies: Richard Tyler International, Inc.® on the Web employs cookies to recognize you and your access privileges on Richard Tyler International, Inc.® on the Web, as well as to track site usage. Subscribers who do not accept cookies from the domain “richardtyler.com” cannot access some areas of Richard Tyler International, Inc.® on the Web.

IP Addresses: Richard Tyler International, Inc.® on the Web logs IP addresses, or the location of your computer on the Internet, for systems administration and troubleshooting purposes. We do not use IP address logs to track your session or your behavior on our site.

Log Files: Log data is only used in aggregate to analyze usage of our web-site.

What does Richard Tyler International, Inc.® on the Web do with the information it gathers/tracks?

Statistical Analysis and Banner Advertising: Richard Tyler International, Inc.® on the Web may perform statistical analyses of user behavior in order to measure interest in the various areas of our site (for product development purposes) and to inform advertisers as to how many consumers have seen or “clicked” their advertising banners. We also use demographic and preference information to allow advertising banners on our web site to be targeted, in aggregate, to the users for whom they are most pertinent. This means that users see advertising that is most likely to interest them, and advertisers send their messages to people who are most likely to be receptive, improving both the viewer’s experience and the effectiveness of the ads. In this statistical analyses and banner advertisement targeting, we will disclose information to third parties only in aggregate form. Personal information about you as an individual subscriber will not be provided to any third party without your consent, except under the circumstances described in Compliance with Legal Process below.

E-Mail: If you so elect Richard Tyler International, Inc.® on the Web will periodically send you promotional email about services offered by Richard Tyler International, Inc.® on the Web and its advertisers. Additionally, the email address provided by you may be used by Richard Tyler International, Inc.® on Web to contact you regarding (1) account status (including confirmation of registration), (2) major changes to the website and or to the Subscriber Agreement and Privacy Policy, and (3) participation in user surveys, asking for feedback on the website and existing or prospective products and services, as well as information to better understand our users. User surveys greatly help us to improve our website, and any information we obtain in such surveys will not be shared with third parties, except in aggregate form. (Effective as of June 30, 2003).

The E-Mail This Article feature is an easy way for Richard Tyler International, Inc.® on the Web users to send articles through email. The e-mail addresses that you supply to use this service will not be used for any other purpose without your consent. We use e-mail links located in tour web presence to allow you to contact us directly with any questions or comments you may have. We will use your email address to respond directly to these questions or comments. Except as permitted by this policy, Richard Tyler International, Inc.® on the Web does not send unsolicited e-mail.

Data Security: To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the appropriate use of information, we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to protect the information we collect online. Whenever you invest in products and/or services online (through our online shopping cart at Excellence Edge, Ltd.™) we will switch to a 128-bit encrypted connection as soon as you need to provide us with any data (i.e. Billing Address, Credit Card Number and such). Surveys and Questionnaires will also reside in Secured Areas of our web servers (provided by Global Internet Domains™) to protect your private information.

With whom does Richard Tyler International, Inc.® on the Web share the information it gathers/tracks?

Richard Tyler International, Inc.® on the Web shares the information it gathers, in aggregate form only, with advertisers and other partners. We will not release personal information about you as an individual to third parties, except under the circumstances described in Compliance with Legal Process below. Richard Tyler International, Inc.® on the Web may share information with other Richard Tyler or Richard Tyler International, Inc.® sister companies if it deems products and/or services from these companies may be of interest to you. Even in such cases the information is NOT shared outside the Richard Tyler International, Inc.® or Richard Tyler family of companies and services.

Programs From Our Partners: During the registration process, new users who select to register for certain featured offers from our partners will begin receiving e-mail from these companies. You will only receive e-mail messages from these companies if you elect this opt-in service. Richard Tyler International, Inc.® on the Web may use this information as set forth in this privacy policy. Should you decide to discontinue your e-mail subscription or would like more information on these companies, please see our list of partners that have participated in this program.

Forums: Richard Tyler International, Inc.® on the Web offers Forums, or message boards. Any information you disclose when posting a message in these Forums becomes public. Moreover, Members who post a message in our Forums make their e-mail address available to others through a feature of our Forums software, which could result in unsolicited e-mail from other subscribers or parties. For more information about Forums see the Posting Policy, or write to the Forums moderators at Sales[at]RichardTyler.com.

Compliance with Legal Process We may disclose personal information if we are required to do so by law or we in good faith believe that such action is necessary to (1) comply with the law or with legal process; (2) protect and defend our rights and property; (3) protect against misuse or unauthorized use of Richard Tyler International, Inc.™ on the Web; or (4) protect the personal safety or property of our users or the public (among other things, this means that if you provide false information or attempt to pose as someone else, information about you may be disclosed as part of any investigation into your actions).

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